Legislation and policies for the right to maternity protection in South Africa: A fragmented state of affairs

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dc.contributor.authorPereira-Kotze, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorMalherbe, Kitty
dc.contributor.authorFaber, Mieke
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-05T09:40:10Z
dc.date.available2022-08-05T09:40:10Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractMaternity protection rights incorporate comprehensive benefits that should be available to pregnant or breastfeeding working women.To describe South Africa’s maternity protection legal and policy landscape and compare it to global recommendations.A prospective cross-sectional comparative policy analysis was used to review and describe national policy documents published from 1994–2021. Entitlements were mapped and compared to International Labour Organization standards. The document analysis was supplemented by interviews conducted with key national government department informants. Thematic analysis was used to evaluate policy and interview content.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPereira-Kotze, C. et al. (2022). Legislation and policies for the right to maternity protection in South Africa: A fragmented state of affairs. Journal of Human Lactation. https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344221108090en_US
dc.identifier.issn1552-5732
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/08903344221108090
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7708
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectLabor rightsen_US
dc.subjectLegislationen_US
dc.subjectMaternity protectionen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleLegislation and policies for the right to maternity protection in South Africa: A fragmented state of affairsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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